#BCB4BD
Silver · light neutral
About #BCB4BD
#BCB4BD is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 71% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.7); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B5BDB4 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BCB4BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCB4BD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BCB4BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCB4BD?
#BCB4BD is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 71% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #BCB4BD?
Use black text. Black on #BCB4BD has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCB4BD?
Its complementary colour is #B5BDB4, and analogous partners are #B8B4BD and #BDB4BA.